Report: Sirius XM readies Chapter 11
With Charlie Ergen breathing down his neck, Mel Karmazin is reported to be preparing a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing for Sirius XM to...
CCTV apologizes for fire
As the sun rose yesterday in Beijing, throngs of residents flocked to the headquarters of China Central Television (CCTV) hoping to catch sight of the...
Live Nation and Ticketmaster announce merger
The rumor is now reality. Live Nation, the former Clear Channel Entertainment, announced agreement on a tax-free merger of equals with Ticketmaster
Down quarter for Lincoln Financial
That’s the case for both the radio group, Lincoln Financial Media, and the parent insurance company. Overall, the company reported a net loss of $506 million for the final quarter of 2008
Indy reporter blasts performance fee
Indianapolis Star media reporter Erika Smith spent some ink looking into the Performance Rights Act, and has come to the conclusion that soaking radio
WOTT changes frequency in Watertown
Community Broadcasters LLC, a broadcast company which owns eight radio stations in Watertown and the St. Lawrence Valley, has announced a frequency change for...
Arbitron lands in the Hudson River
Pamal Broadcasting has signed for Arbitron to do Custom Survey Area Reports (CSAR) reports for the Hudson Valley area of New York. Why is Arbitron to anxious to get into the market?
Clear Channel grabs more cash
The coffers are full at Clear Channel Communications, after the company drew the remaining $1.6 billion available under its revolving credit facility. What will the cash be used for? The company says it
Maryland AG cuts “me too” PPM deal
Arbitron and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an agreement similar to the previous deals with the AGs of New York and New Jersey...
WBIX owner: Rennie was never an employee
Alexander Langer, President, 1060 Communications, which owns WBIX-AM Boston, issued a statement regarding a Boston Globe article last month that was noted by RBR and...
The Limbaugh mandate
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) begged forgiveness for remarks critical of Rush Limbaugh recently, but Barack Obama has made no such effort to take back...
Cavell Mertz & Associates announces new features of FCCInfo.com
Cavell Mertz and Associates, Inc. has been providing the widely used online database services of FCCInfo.com for more than 8 years. They have now...
Sirius XM launches Mad Dog Channel
Sirius XM Radio announced that Mad Dog Radio, the new all-sports talk channel headlined by Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, has launched nationwide exclusively on...
SMS messaging used in emergency broadcasting situation
Last week snow and ice storms swept through Kentucky and left many areas in complete devastation. Kentucky Farm Bureau needed to get on the...
Royalty bills include exceptions
Patrick Leahy says that the performance royalty he and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) are pushing will have minimal affect on most radio operators in the US. In fact, over 75% will be capped at a maximum $5K